Joining in the second season of Yellowjackets, costume designer Amy Parris was tasked with creating the winter apparel for the stranded soccer team. After the death of the team captain at the end of last season, the team must prepare for a harsh winter. Parris found that the girls would most likely need salvage what they could to survive and repurpose the clothing from their suitcases. For Natalie, the hunter of the group, Parris added a layer of a ‘deer pelt’ to keep her warm on her hunts. In the present timeline, Parris also needed to design gender neutral clothing for Lottie’s purple cult-like community.
Deadline: Tell me about the shift in costumes as you entered in season two.
Amy Parris: I imagine that these girls would get bored and look through other people’s suitcases, especially if somebody wasn’t with them any longer. They’d pillage through other suitcases,...
Deadline: Tell me about the shift in costumes as you entered in season two.
Amy Parris: I imagine that these girls would get bored and look through other people’s suitcases, especially if somebody wasn’t with them any longer. They’d pillage through other suitcases,...
- 6/20/2023
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This contains spoilers from “Yellowjackets” Season 2, now streaming on Showtime.
Is adult Lottie Matthews Ok? That’s the question asked by viewers at the start of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” Season 2.
Charlotte, as she calls herself, played by Simone Kessell, runs a “wellness center” or mental health retreat. She seems to be on a path to recovery after teen Lottie and her fellow Yellowjackets survived for 19 months in the wilderness. But, a closer look at Kessell’s character, who clads herself in lush silk caftans, visually reflects her descent into madness through the transition from marigolds and yellow to blue and darker shades.
The caftans are a mood for the leader, who sets herself apart from her followers who all wear “heliotrope.” “It’s not purple,” she specifies.
And as it turns out, Charlotte is not Ok. The past is still very much alive and a darker side of...
Is adult Lottie Matthews Ok? That’s the question asked by viewers at the start of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” Season 2.
Charlotte, as she calls herself, played by Simone Kessell, runs a “wellness center” or mental health retreat. She seems to be on a path to recovery after teen Lottie and her fellow Yellowjackets survived for 19 months in the wilderness. But, a closer look at Kessell’s character, who clads herself in lush silk caftans, visually reflects her descent into madness through the transition from marigolds and yellow to blue and darker shades.
The caftans are a mood for the leader, who sets herself apart from her followers who all wear “heliotrope.” “It’s not purple,” she specifies.
And as it turns out, Charlotte is not Ok. The past is still very much alive and a darker side of...
- 5/20/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
This post contains spoilers for "Yellowjackets" season 2.
Given that the show has "jackets" in the title, how closely have you been paying attention to the wardrobe changes in "Yellowjackets" season 2? Eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that a certain plaid winter coat has been making the rounds in flashback scenes, going from the back of Travis (figure-skater-turned-actor Kevin Alves) to budding teen cult leader Lottie (Courtney Eaton).
Some fans interpret the coat as a sign of Lottie's ownership, the smoking gun that proves Travis has shifted loyalties away from his first love, Natalie (Sophie Thatcher), as they continue their intermittently cannibalistic survival struggle in the wilderness. It doesn't help that Travis has been known to see visions of Lottie while making love to Sophie, or that the adult Lottie (Simone Kessell) is the person with Travis during his final moments in the present-day storyline of "Yellowjackets."
In the snowy past, we've...
Given that the show has "jackets" in the title, how closely have you been paying attention to the wardrobe changes in "Yellowjackets" season 2? Eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that a certain plaid winter coat has been making the rounds in flashback scenes, going from the back of Travis (figure-skater-turned-actor Kevin Alves) to budding teen cult leader Lottie (Courtney Eaton).
Some fans interpret the coat as a sign of Lottie's ownership, the smoking gun that proves Travis has shifted loyalties away from his first love, Natalie (Sophie Thatcher), as they continue their intermittently cannibalistic survival struggle in the wilderness. It doesn't help that Travis has been known to see visions of Lottie while making love to Sophie, or that the adult Lottie (Simone Kessell) is the person with Travis during his final moments in the present-day storyline of "Yellowjackets."
In the snowy past, we've...
- 5/20/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Spoilers for "Yellowjackets" follow.
Like "Lost" before it, "Yellowjackets" has cultivated a fandom that thrives on piecing together the show's mysteries. The keystone mysteries go back to the Pilot — who is the girl killed in the series' opening scene by falling into a spiked pit? In turn, who are the masked girls who butcher her? The only identity we know for sure is the one with the carpet-like mask who serves the meat to the others — she unmasks herself at the end of the Pilot and turns out to be Misty (Samantha Hanratty).
Even the show's cast has been theorizing right alongside their fans. This means the show's creators work extra hard to keep the surprise alive — and not just the writers either. During season 1, costume designer Marie Schley spoke with GoldDerby about her process and inspirations. Interestingly, Schley notes that the story was written around costume requirements: "For storytelling purposes,...
Like "Lost" before it, "Yellowjackets" has cultivated a fandom that thrives on piecing together the show's mysteries. The keystone mysteries go back to the Pilot — who is the girl killed in the series' opening scene by falling into a spiked pit? In turn, who are the masked girls who butcher her? The only identity we know for sure is the one with the carpet-like mask who serves the meat to the others — she unmasks herself at the end of the Pilot and turns out to be Misty (Samantha Hanratty).
Even the show's cast has been theorizing right alongside their fans. This means the show's creators work extra hard to keep the surprise alive — and not just the writers either. During season 1, costume designer Marie Schley spoke with GoldDerby about her process and inspirations. Interestingly, Schley notes that the story was written around costume requirements: "For storytelling purposes,...
- 5/13/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
The winter storm has somewhat abated on “Yellowjackets” and opened up many things in Episode 7, “Burial,” but nothing compares to what Misty discovers within the depths of an immersion tank: John Cameron Mitchell.
Mitchell graces the Showtime series for a brief musical interlude based, according to director Anya Adams, on the wildest, Fosse-est swings in “Cabaret” and “Chicago.” Even though the sequence lasts just three-and-a-half minutes, it was extensively prepped, rehearsed, and shot so that the “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” star would be just as magnetic as Joel Grey’s Mc — even dressed as a parrot.
Because, of course, Mitchell appears in this mental musical interlude embodying Caligula, Misty’s bird friend named for one of the more maligned Roman Emperors (an impressive feat given the murder baseline for Roman Emperors). How does one prepare to play a parrot figment of one of the more unhinged “Yellowjackets” characters? By...
Mitchell graces the Showtime series for a brief musical interlude based, according to director Anya Adams, on the wildest, Fosse-est swings in “Cabaret” and “Chicago.” Even though the sequence lasts just three-and-a-half minutes, it was extensively prepped, rehearsed, and shot so that the “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” star would be just as magnetic as Joel Grey’s Mc — even dressed as a parrot.
Because, of course, Mitchell appears in this mental musical interlude embodying Caligula, Misty’s bird friend named for one of the more maligned Roman Emperors (an impressive feat given the murder baseline for Roman Emperors). How does one prepare to play a parrot figment of one of the more unhinged “Yellowjackets” characters? By...
- 5/12/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
This post contains spoilers for "Yellowjackets" season 2 and discusses potentially triggering content.
Complete and total desperation is starting to set in for the stranded teens in the past timeline for Showtime's "Yellowjackets." In a matter of months, they've gone from carefree high school soccer players to starving cannibals struggling to survive in the Canadian wilderness with little to no hope of being rescued. To make matters worse, Shauna (Sophie Nélisse) has no choice but to give birth to her baby surrounded by her clueless classmates who, understandably, have no idea what they're doing or how to help her.
In "Qui," the sixth episode of season 2, it's finally time to find out if Shauna's baby survived or was consumed by the others in a wild cannibal cult eating frenzy. Sadly, it's revealed that her child was stillborn. Passing out from the pain, Shauna suffers a hallucination showing everyone eating the baby,...
Complete and total desperation is starting to set in for the stranded teens in the past timeline for Showtime's "Yellowjackets." In a matter of months, they've gone from carefree high school soccer players to starving cannibals struggling to survive in the Canadian wilderness with little to no hope of being rescued. To make matters worse, Shauna (Sophie Nélisse) has no choice but to give birth to her baby surrounded by her clueless classmates who, understandably, have no idea what they're doing or how to help her.
In "Qui," the sixth episode of season 2, it's finally time to find out if Shauna's baby survived or was consumed by the others in a wild cannibal cult eating frenzy. Sadly, it's revealed that her child was stillborn. Passing out from the pain, Shauna suffers a hallucination showing everyone eating the baby,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Typically at the Emmy Awards, a TV show is judged on a full season as it aired entirely within a single eligibility period. However, in extremely rare cases, a drama or comedy will have what’s known as “orphaned” episodes that air outside of the cut-off date. That’s exactly why Season 4 of The Duffer Brothers‘ sci-fi megahit “Stranger Things” is eligible in two consecutive Emmy cycles, last year and this year. Gold Derby has exclusively learned which 13 categories Netflix is submitting for consideration at the 2023 Emmys (see below).
To recap, the first seven episodes of “Stranger Things 4” streamed on May 27, 2022 and thus competed at last year’s Emmys, where it nabbed 13 nominations and won five. But the last two episodes streamed on July 1, 2022, a full month after the eligibility period ended. TV academy rules stipulate that those two orphaned episodes are now eligible at the 2023 Emmys, but with a catch.
To recap, the first seven episodes of “Stranger Things 4” streamed on May 27, 2022 and thus competed at last year’s Emmys, where it nabbed 13 nominations and won five. But the last two episodes streamed on July 1, 2022, a full month after the eligibility period ended. TV academy rules stipulate that those two orphaned episodes are now eligible at the 2023 Emmys, but with a catch.
- 5/8/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Spoilers for "Yellowjackets" follow.
Few characters on "Yellowjackets" have suffered more than Coach Ben Scott (Steven Krueger). He lost his right leg in the plane crash, leaving him dependent on the teenage girls he used to coach at soccer. He also confessed to Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) back in season 1 that he could've avoided the flight. His boyfriend Paul (François Arnaud) wanted Ben to move to the city with him. However, it's 1996, so Ben is still in the closet, especially since he's a high school instructor. If Ben had the courage to start a new life, he wouldn't be stuck in hell right now — and he knows it.
In season 2's second episode, "Edible Complex," the teenage survivors devoured the roasted body of Jackie (Ella Purnell). Ben was the only abstainer; he couldn't even look at the cannibalism unfolding. Since then, he's started disassociating. Since episode 3, "Digestif," he's been having daydreams...
Few characters on "Yellowjackets" have suffered more than Coach Ben Scott (Steven Krueger). He lost his right leg in the plane crash, leaving him dependent on the teenage girls he used to coach at soccer. He also confessed to Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) back in season 1 that he could've avoided the flight. His boyfriend Paul (François Arnaud) wanted Ben to move to the city with him. However, it's 1996, so Ben is still in the closet, especially since he's a high school instructor. If Ben had the courage to start a new life, he wouldn't be stuck in hell right now — and he knows it.
In season 2's second episode, "Edible Complex," the teenage survivors devoured the roasted body of Jackie (Ella Purnell). Ben was the only abstainer; he couldn't even look at the cannibalism unfolding. Since then, he's started disassociating. Since episode 3, "Digestif," he's been having daydreams...
- 5/5/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
The second season of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” begins as winter finally envelops the Canadian Rockies and visits greater misery upon Wiskayok High’s girls soccer team. For the hit survival thriller’s costume department, though, it comes bearing a shot at an Emmy.
“Yellowjackets,” seventh in our combined Drama Series odds and clawing its way toward the top five, follows the aforementioned regional champions after the plane carrying them to nationals crashes in the wilderness, as well as their dysfunctional adult lives back in society two and a half decades later. The verdant setting to which they’d acclimated in Season 1 has become a gnarled, frostbitten Neverland. Amy Parris (“Stranger Things”), taking over for Emmy-winning costume designer Marie Schley (“Transparent”), rises to the creative challenge with striking designs that approximate what wardrobes for retro genre hits like “The Goonies” and “The Breakfast Club” would look like in an A24-produced folk horror.
“Yellowjackets,” seventh in our combined Drama Series odds and clawing its way toward the top five, follows the aforementioned regional champions after the plane carrying them to nationals crashes in the wilderness, as well as their dysfunctional adult lives back in society two and a half decades later. The verdant setting to which they’d acclimated in Season 1 has become a gnarled, frostbitten Neverland. Amy Parris (“Stranger Things”), taking over for Emmy-winning costume designer Marie Schley (“Transparent”), rises to the creative challenge with striking designs that approximate what wardrobes for retro genre hits like “The Goonies” and “The Breakfast Club” would look like in an A24-produced folk horror.
- 4/30/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
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“It’s what we’ve dreamt about as designers: to be included and to have a seat at the table,” says costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, on a call ahead of the Nov. 15 launch of the Bridgerton x Monica Rich Kosann fine jewelry collection. The collaboration between the Bridgerton season one costume designer and the New York City-based jeweler also kicks off the new “Seat at the Table” initiative from Shondaland, the production company behind the steamy period romance, geared toward including creatives in licensing deals.
Mirojnick is essentially the architect of the ongoing Bridgerton-fueled “Regencycore” trend, having established the show’s influential Easter Egg-hued palette of contemporary-meets-Regency-Era silhouettes. Ahead of the Netflix juggernaut’s sophomore run last spring (costume designed...
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“It’s what we’ve dreamt about as designers: to be included and to have a seat at the table,” says costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, on a call ahead of the Nov. 15 launch of the Bridgerton x Monica Rich Kosann fine jewelry collection. The collaboration between the Bridgerton season one costume designer and the New York City-based jeweler also kicks off the new “Seat at the Table” initiative from Shondaland, the production company behind the steamy period romance, geared toward including creatives in licensing deals.
Mirojnick is essentially the architect of the ongoing Bridgerton-fueled “Regencycore” trend, having established the show’s influential Easter Egg-hued palette of contemporary-meets-Regency-Era silhouettes. Ahead of the Netflix juggernaut’s sophomore run last spring (costume designed...
- 11/14/2022
- by Fawnia Soo Hoo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Stranger Things" season 4 is finally out. But if you haven't finished yet — and fear not, this won't spoil you for anything — you can spend a few minutes perusing the clothes that made up the '80s looks for the new season. GQ posted a video with "Stranger Things" costume designer Amy Parris, who gives a really detailed breakdown of the way she and her department created the season's '80s clothing.
Parris said that some of the items were actually hard to get, not because they were vintage (which a whole lot of pieces are), but because during the pandemic, they had limited shopping options....
The post The Meticulous Details That Went into the Stranger Things 4 Cast's Costumes appeared first on /Film.
Parris said that some of the items were actually hard to get, not because they were vintage (which a whole lot of pieces are), but because during the pandemic, they had limited shopping options....
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- 7/1/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Sure, the monsters and mysteries on Stranger Things season four left us spooked, but let's talk about what really matters: the totally tubular '80s style, baby! The fourth season of the Netflix sci-fi smash hit found our favorite characters canvassing all corners of the globe, which presented a uniquely challenging endeavor for the show's costume designer, Amy Parris. In other words, we're not (just) in Hawkins anymore. With parts of the story moving to California—and even Russia!—it was imperative for Amy to not only capture the '80s aesthetic, but to also capture what made that aesthetic different in every setting. "I went regional knowing...
- 6/1/2022
- E! Online
Raise your hand if you're now working on adding some new '80s prints into your daily life. Stranger Things 3 had a lot going on at almost all times, but at moments, we could focus on nothing but the outfits. Those bright colors and bold prints and short shorts and even those sailor hats both perfectly fit in with the scenery and stood out in kind of a perfect way, like this was the ultimate nostalgic summer wardrobe. We were so obsessed with the costumes that we have, no joke, bought the Hot Topic version of Hopper's shirt for our very own selves. We also got the costume designer, Amy Parris, on the phone, mostly so we could find out how we could get our hands on things like Hopper's shirt,...
- 7/11/2019
- E! Online
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